Apollo Proton Cancer Centre witnessed World’s First (Reported) combined elective caesarean section & robotic assisted radical nephrectomy for a large kidney Tumor
Treated with Elective Caesarean section and Robotic Assisted Radical Nephrectomy Optimises best treatment for the mother and unborn child to ensure removal of tumour and healthy child at birth Chennai, 25th March, 2022: Apollo Proton Cancer Centre, the first & only Proton Therapy Centre in South Asia & the Middle East, performed a unique surgery of Elective Caesarean section and Robotic Assisted Radical Nephrectomy for large left Kidney tumour to save both the mother and child in the best possible manner. The surgery was performed on a 27-year-old doctor who had two concurrent conditions - a physiological condition with 32 weeks of pregnancy and a pathological condition with large tumour (RCC) in left kidney . The surgeon at Apollo Proton Cancer Centre said it was for the first time in the world, that such a unique case has been reported and operated on in the medical history. (L to R) Dr R Srivathsan, Sr Consultant, Uro-Oncology, Dr Meera Ragavan, Senior Consultant, Urolo...